ESPN has announced that it will deliver a special broadcast of #4 USC at #6 Ohio State on Saturday, September 12, at 8 p.m. ET, testing its 3D production capabilities. This game will be broadcast in standard definition on ESPN and high-definition coverage on ESPN HD.
ESPN has been testing 3D broadcast for more than two years. It will provide ESPN the ability to evaluate workflow operations, 3D camera positioning, transmission changes and gauge fan reaction to a 3D telecast versus a 2D.
The Galen Center on the USC campus will show the 3D production as well as theaters in Columbus, Ohio, Hartford, Conn. and Hurst, Texas. ESPN will employ separate production trucks, technical crews and on-air commentators for the 3D and 2D productions. Mark Jones and Bob Davie will announce the 3D game while Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit and reporter Lisa Salters will work the telecast on ESPN and ESPN HD.
Anthony Bailey, vice president, emerging technologies, ESPN said, “With more than two years of rigorous 3D research at various game sites, ESPN is taking the opportunity to integrate 3D testing in a live game telecast. The results of this research will enable ESPN to quantify what it takes to produce, transmit and enable the 3D experience for our fans.”
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